IBM Tech Re-Entry Program: Delivery Consultant Technology Expert Labs

Introduction
IBM’s Tech Re-Entry program is looking for talented technical professionals who are looking to restart their technical careers after an absence from the workforce of 12 months or more. This paid returnship will enable you to work on projects that match your expertise interests and abilities and could lead to full-time employment.
During your IBM Tech Re-Entry returnship program you will have the opportunity to update your skills in a contemporary work environment. You will have access to the latest tools and technologies available and work alongside multi-disciplinary teams to hone your expertise and deliver on client-critical solutions. You’ll be able to experience the breadth of IBM resources while developing new skills and relationships. Re-Entry hires participate in ~6 month on the job training to refresh skills and prepare to ease back to work. The experience provides personalized technical learning to update and gain additional skills earning badges and credentials along the way.

In order to qualify for this returnship you must have been out of the workforce for a minimum of 12 months.

Joining the IBM Technology Expert Labs teams means you’ll have a career delivering world-class services for our clients. As the ultimate expert in IBM products you’ll bring together all the necessary technology and services to help customers solve their most challenging problems. Working in IBM Technology Expert Labs means accelerating the time to value confidently and ensuring speed and insight while our clients focus on what they do best – running and growing their business.

Excellent onboarding and industry-leading learning culture will set you up for a positive impact while advancing your career. Our culture is collaborative and experiential. As part of a team you will be surrounded by bright minds and keen co-creators—always willing to help and be helped—as you apply passion to work that will positively impact the world around us.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As a Delivery Consultant you will learn and experience how we apply technical expertise to ensure world-class delivery using consultative skills such as problem-solving issue- / hypothesis-based methodologies communication and service orientation skills. As a member of IBM Technology Expert Labs you will be client focused courageous pragmatic and technical to optimize and trailblaze new solutions that address real business challenges.
To help achieve this win-win outcome a ‘day-in-the-life’ in this role may include but not be limited to…

• Understanding clients’ main challenges and developing solutions that helps them reach true business value by working through the phases of design development integration implementation migration and product support with a sense of urgency

• Creating and executing agile plans where you are responsible for installing and provisioning assets testing migrating to production and day-two operations

• Demonstrating a natural bias towards self-motivation curiosity initiative in addition to navigating data and people to find answers and present solutions

• Strong collaboration and communication skills as you work across the client partner and IBM team

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Excellent communication and presentation skills that are equally engaging compelling and influential
• You completed a technical degree i.e. Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or an equivalent subject
• Hands on exposure to real world application of computer science information systems or engineering concepts
• Understanding and experience with at least 1 programming languages design tools Quantum Computing (e.g. Python Java C/C++)
• Familiar with open architectural design including Kubernetes and Container design databases structure and data fabric and integrating using API’s and scripting

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Problem-solving skills with an attention to detail precision and time management
• Strong collaboration and communication skills as you work across the client partner and IBM team
• Demonstrate a natural bias towards self-motivation curiosity initiative in addition to navigating data and people to find answers and present solutions
• Networking experience with accreditation as operator engineer or tools integrator
• Network management and OSS Integration experience
• Linux and shell experience
• Knowledge of API paradigms
• Technical familiarity with databases programming API’s and scripting
• Prior experience delivering Commercial off-the-shelf solutions
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Ability to clearly communicate technical details to both experts and novices